With Andrew Luck moving on, the Cardinal stood behind preseason Associated Press No. 1 USC, as well as Oregon. Now look who’s sitting pretty, one win away from taking the league title and advancing to the Rose Bowl.

Stanford beat UCLA and will see the Bruins again next week in the Pac-12 title game. (AP Photo)

Stanford shocked USC this year. It brought Oregon’s high-powered offense to earth, and defeated the Ducks in overtime. And on Saturday, it dominated South division winner UCLA, 35-17.

For its effort, the Cardinal get a rematch with the Bruins, this time in the Pac-12 championship game—and in Palo Alto.

Stanford is arguably the best 10-2 team in the country, and could be better than some one-loss teams, including Oregon (see above), Florida and Kansas State.